Post #4100545
2026-07-26 00:06 UTC
Facing federal science budget cuts, biologist Daniel Blumstein resorted to uploading marmot videos to OnlyFans to raise funds for his marmot research. However, when he uploaded his driver’s license for verification, OnlyFans informed him that his appearance didn’t match the marmots in the videos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/science/ucla-marmot-onlyfans-research-onlymarms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0VA.uEVU.TEvzqFLeuOts&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Replies (5)
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@serigala_tropis@lgbtqia.space 2026-07-26 05:31
@davidho@mastodon.world new York times? Nah, I can't boost that.
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@draNgNon@hachyderm.io 2026-07-26 00:55
@davidho@mastodon.world 🤦
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@Thorium@social.linux.pizza 2026-07-26 01:58
@davidho@mastodon.world :picardfacepalm:
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@Su_G@aus.social 2026-07-26 05:04
@davidho@mastodon.world I bet that was news to Daniel B.: “OnlyFans informed him that his appearance didn’t match the marmots in the videos.” 🤔
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@noctuaminervae@toot.si 2026-07-26 06:05
@davidho@mastodon.world 2026 in a nutshell